From lecture #7 of wsff

  • Short Stories are about a specific experience
  • Conflicts - stop your character from reaching their goal
    • Yes, but
    • No, and
  • Solutions/Resolutions
    • Yes, and
    • No, but
  • The Mice Quotient
  • 4 Elements - Mice Threads
    • Milieu
      • Starts when a character enters a place, ends when they leave
      • The conflict is struggling with the space
    • Inquiry
      • Starts with a questions, ends with an answer
      • The conflict is not getting the answer, being thrown off the trail
    • Character
      • Internal
      • Angst to Ahh
      • The conflict is successfully changing
    • Event
      • External
      • Starts with status quo disrupted, ends with new status quo
      • The conflict is stopping the character from establishing the status quo